Editorial speculative GOP program outline projection
The piece questions a hypothetical GOP Contract with America passing unhampered and lists potential changes a certified public accounting firm says could occur. It covers capital gains tax cuts to 19.8 percent, new tax free IRAs, enhanced deductions, first home and education withdrawals, estate and gift tax increases, child and elder credits, and Social Security benefit tax reductions, urging disclosure of cost offsets and fiscal impact.
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America
No Kidding by Karl A Van Asselt
Karl A. Van Asselt discusses musicians who could not read music noting Paul McCartney taught himself while referencing names John Paul George Ringo and the World Features Syndicate source.
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Karl A. van Asselt
John
Paul x
George
Ringo
Paul McCartney
World Features Syndicate
It's Your Quarter letters and community forum notice
Local readers question why only one candidate is heard in coverage of Ottawa school board races while inviting broader input. The message notes upcoming public meetings on the school bond issue and asks for survey results, contact details, and scheduled actions, urging participation via a community forum call line.
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Ottawa
the Herald
Central Heights
Letters to the Editor Etiquette Guidelines
Readers are urged to sign letters with a writer’s address and include a telephone number for verification. Unsigned submissions will not be published, and letters should be sent to expedite confirmation.
Hospital Odyssey From Ransom To Overland Park ICU
A patient recounts a 10 day stay shifting from Ransom Memorial Hospital to Overland Park Regional Medical Center for possible heart attack and fever management. ICU monitoring, blood draws totaling 45 sticks, IVs, and a tense wait for catheterization punctuate a tense personal narrative with a pivotal nurses’ advice diverging from the cardiologist.
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Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Overland Park Regional
Community views on school boards and bond issues
The letter urges objectivity in voting on school board members and a bond issue for public schools. It stresses putting children and the entire community first, resisting personal vendettas, and encouraging forethought about educational impact in Ottawa.
Renovation plan urged over new middle school building
Don Carr, teacher at Eugene Field School, argues for renovating the current middle school rather than building anew. He claims repairs by district engineer Richard Finney would keep the building safe for decades, cites energy efficiency gains from a modernization including new windows doors and climate systems, and urges voters to support the bond to fund modern technology for students.
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Richard. Finney
Iny Ont
Finney
Don Carr
Eugene Field School
Fifty Years Ago Today February 7 1945 Highlights
U S infantry reach Pasig River in Manila by rubber boats as forces clear Manila north of the river. Japanese occupy abandoned U S airbase at Kanchow. American troops advance into western Germany over the Our River. Soviet troops capture the south railway station in Budapest Hungary.
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Pasig
Manila
China
Kanchow
Germany
Our River
South
Budapest
Hungary
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